The Christmas Day showcase for the defending NBA champions this year featured one of the few teams to actually beat them this season, and still the Thunder remain winless against them. The San Antonio Spurs defeated the Oklahoma City Thunder 117-102 on the road to hand a lump of coal to the home crowd on Christmas. The Spurs haven’t just ...

In what was a thrilling game of runs, it was the New York Knicks who prevailed. After facing a 17-point deficit with a little more than 10 minutes to play, the Knicks toppled the Cleveland Cavaliers, 126-124, on Thursday, Dec. 25 in the thrilling first leg of the five-game Christmas slate. New York got massive contributions from key role players ...

Anthony Davis was forced from the Dallas Mavericks’ Christmas Day game against the Golden State Warriors due to a groin injury. The Mavericks were moving upcourt during the second quarter when the ball flew in Davis’ direction. But Davis, out in front of the Golden State defense, wasn’t looking. Instead, he headed straight towards the Dallas bench and appeared to ...

The Detroit Lions and Minnesota Vikings are locked in a defensive battle on Christmas from Minneapolis. The teams were tied 7-7 after two quarters of action, leaving NFL fans to enjoy some fireworks at halftime courtesy of Snoop Dogg. The iconic hip-hop artist headlined ‘Snoop Dogg’s Holiday Halftime Party’ from U.S. Bank Stadium after the first half of Lions-Vikings. His ...

The world junior hockey championship has hit 50 years of showcasing the best young hockey players around the world. The International Ice Hockey Federation’s tournament for under-20 players features NHL draft picks and players who are expected to be taken early in the 2026 NHL Draft. The USA is hosting this year’s tournament in Saint Paul, Minnesota and Minneapolis from ...

Happy Holidays – the penultimate week of the 2025 NFL regular season is upon us. However you might not exactly enjoy what’s underneath the tree on Christmas – the Yuletide’s three streaming contests (Cowboys-Commanders, Lions-Vikings and Broncos-Chiefs) not exactly crackling with compelling subplots or playoff implications despite their intra-divisional pairings. Saturday’s couplet is a bit more compelling, Texans-Chargers a rematch ...

AI-assisted summary The NFL’s 2025 Christmas Day tripleheader features matchups that have lost their initial appeal due to injuries. Multiple teams will be starting backup or third-string quarterbacks, including the Kansas City Chiefs and Washington Commanders. The Denver Broncos are pursuing the AFC’s top seed, while the Detroit Lions are fighting for their slim postseason hopes. Netflix will stream the ...

Former championship-winning teammates will once again reunite in the San Francisco Bay Area during the NBA’s slate of Christmas Day games. Stephen Curry, Draymond Green and the Golden State Warriors will welcome Klay Thompson and the Dallas Mavericks on Thursday, Dec. 25 as part of the league’s annual five-game Christmas Day schedule. It will be the first time since 2018 ...

It’s Christmas Eve! We’re less than 24 hours away from a terrific slate of NBA games. The NBA is known for bringing holiday cheer with tremendous matchups on Christmas Day. This year is no different, with young stars like Victor Wembanyama and Cooper Flagg playing in Thursday’s contests, as well as superstars like Stephen Curry, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, Nikola Jokic and ...

No holiday gift guide needed for the NFL. The league knew exactly what to get its fans: more football games to watch during the holidays. Exactly four weeks after a Thanksgiving triple-header, the NFL is putting on a triple-header of Christmas Day games in 2025. It’s the third time in the last four years that there will be three pro ...